chore(audit): deny wildcard versions in Cargo.toml

If the backend starts in production mode with no `frontend_url` is set,
immediately panic and stop.

.github/workflows/action.yml

@@ -40,21 +40,9 @@ jobs:
           authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
           skipPush: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
-      - name: Format Check
-        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
-        run: just format-check
-
-      - name: Audit
-        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
-        run: just audit
-
-      - name: Lint
-        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
-        run: just lint-report
-
       - name: Coverage
-        shell: bash -c "nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command {0}"
-        run: just coverage-ci
+        run: |
+            nix develop --no-pure-eval --accept-flake-config --command just coverage
 
       - name: Sonar analysis
         uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v6

README.md

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ backend/
 
 The contact form supports multiple SMTP configurations:
 - **Implicit TLS (SMTPS)** - typically port 465
-- **STARTTLS (Always)** - typically port 587
+- **STARTTLS (Always/Opportunistic)** - typically port 587
 - **Unencrypted** (for local dev) - with or without authentication
 
 The `SmtpTransport` is built dynamically from `EmailSettings` based on

justfile

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ build-release:
 lint:
 	cargo clippy --all-targets
 
-lint-report:
-	mkdir -p coverage
-	cargo clippy --all-targets --message-format=json > coverage/clippy.json
-
 release-build:
 	cargo build --release
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub mod startup;
 /// Logging and tracing setup
 pub mod telemetry;
 
-type MaybeListener = Option<std::net::TcpListener>;
+type MaybeListener = Option<poem::listener::TcpListener<String>>;
 
 fn prepare(listener: MaybeListener) -> startup::Application {
     dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ pub async fn run(listener: MaybeListener) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-fn make_random_tcp_listener() -> std::net::TcpListener {
-    std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("Failed to bind a random TCP listener")
+fn make_random_tcp_listener() -> poem::listener::TcpListener<String> {
+    let tcp_listener =
+        std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("Failed to bind a random TCP listener");
+    let port = tcp_listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+    poem::listener::TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

src/middleware/rate_limit.rs

@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 
 use std::{net::IpAddr, num::NonZeroU32, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
-use governor::{
-    Quota, RateLimiter,
-    clock::{Clock, DefaultClock},
-    state::keyed::DefaultKeyedStateStore,
-};
+use governor::{Quota, RateLimiter, clock::{Clock, DefaultClock}, state::keyed::DefaultKeyedStateStore};
 use poem::{Endpoint, Error, IntoResponse, Middleware, Request, Response, Result};
 
 type BakitRateLimiter = RateLimiter<IpAddr, DefaultKeyedStateStore<IpAddr>, DefaultClock>;

src/route/contact/errors.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Error for ContactError {}
 /// issues beyond the client's control.
 impl From<lettre::transport::smtp::Error> for ContactError {
     fn from(value: lettre::transport::smtp::Error) -> Self {
-        tracing::event!(target: "backend::contact", tracing::Level::ERROR, "SMTP Error details: {}", format!("{value:?}"));
+        tracing::event!(target: "contact", tracing::Level::ERROR, "SMTP Error details: {}", format!("{value:?}"));
         Self::OtherError(value.to_string())
     }
 }

src/route/contact/mod.rs

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&EmailSettings> for SmtpTransport {
                         Ok(builder.credentials(creds).build())
                     }
                 }
-                Starttls::Always => {
+                Starttls::Opportunistic | Starttls::Always => {
                     // STARTTLS - typically port 587
                     tracing::event!(target: "backend::contact", tracing::Level::DEBUG, "Using STARTTLS");
                     let creds = Credentials::new(settings.user.clone(), settings.password.clone());
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ impl ContactApi {
         remote_addr: Option<poem::web::Data<&poem::web::RemoteAddr>>,
     ) -> ContactApiResponse {
         let mut body = body.0;
+        body.sanitize();
         if let Some(ref honeypot) = body.honeypot
             && !honeypot.trim().is_empty()
         {
@@ -197,7 +198,6 @@ impl ContactApi {
             );
             return ContactApiResponse::Ok(ContactResponse::honeypot_response().into());
         }
-        body.sanitize();
         if let Err(e) = body.validate() {
             return ContactApiResponse::BadRequest(
                 <validator::ValidationErrors as std::convert::Into<ContactResponse>>::into(e)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl ContactApi {
             .subject(format!("Contact Form: {}", request.name))
             .header(ContentType::TEXT_PLAIN)
             .body(email_body)?;
-        tracing::event!(target: "backend::contact", tracing::Level::DEBUG, "Email to be sent: {}", format!("{email:?}"));
+        tracing::event!(target: "contact", tracing::Level::DEBUG, "Email to be sent: {}", format!("{email:?}"));
         Ok(email)
     }
 
@@ -429,6 +429,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn smtp_transport_starttls_opportunistic() {
+        let settings = EmailSettings {
+            host: "smtp.example.com".to_string(),
+            port: 587,
+            user: "user@example.com".to_string(),
+            password: "password".to_string(),
+            from: "from@example.com".to_string(),
+            recipient: "to@example.com".to_string(),
+            tls: false,
+            starttls: Starttls::Opportunistic,
+        };
+
+        let result = SmtpTransport::try_from(&settings);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn smtp_transport_no_encryption_with_credentials() {
         let settings = EmailSettings {
@@ -1081,4 +1098,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(request_uk.email, "oleksandr@example.com");
         assert_eq!(request_uk.message, "Привіт");
     }
+
+
 }

src/settings.rs

@@ -163,9 +163,8 @@ impl EmailSettings {
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
-    /// Returns a `ContactError` if the email address in the `from`
-    /// field of `recipient` cannot be parsed into a valid mailbox.
-    /// This can occur if:
+    /// Returns a `ContactError` if the email address in the `from` field cannot be parsed
+    /// into a valid mailbox. This can occur if:
     /// - The email address format is invalid
     /// - The email address contains invalid characters
     /// - The email address structure is malformed
@@ -197,6 +196,8 @@ pub enum Starttls {
     /// Never use STARTTLS (unencrypted connection)
     #[default]
     Never,
+    /// Use STARTTLS if available (opportunistic encryption)
+    Opportunistic,
     /// Always use STARTTLS (required encryption)
     Always,
 }
@@ -207,9 +208,10 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for Starttls {
     fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         match value.to_lowercase().as_str() {
             "off" | "no" | "never" => Ok(Self::Never),
+            "opportunistic" => Ok(Self::Opportunistic),
             "yes" | "always" => Ok(Self::Always),
             other => Err(format!(
-                "{other} is not a supported option. Use either `yes` or `no`"
+                "{other} is not a supported option. Use either `yes`, `no`, or `opportunistic`"
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Starttls {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let self_str = match self {
             Self::Never => "never",
+            Self::Opportunistic => "opportunistic",
             Self::Always => "always",
         };
         write!(f, "{self_str}")
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for Starttls {
             type Value = Starttls;
 
             fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-                formatter.write_str("a string or boolean representing STARTTLS setting (e.g., 'yes', 'no', true, false)")
+                formatter.write_str("a string or boolean representing STARTTLS setting (e.g., 'yes', 'no', 'opportunistic', true, false)")
             }
 
             fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Starttls, E>
@@ -431,6 +434,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result, Starttls::Always);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn startls_deserialize_from_string_opportunistic() {
+        let json = r#""opportunistic""#;
+        let result: Starttls = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, Starttls::Opportunistic);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn startls_deserialize_from_bool() {
         let json = "true";
@@ -472,6 +482,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Starttls::try_from("Yes").unwrap(), Starttls::Always);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn startls_try_from_str_opportunistic() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Starttls::try_from("opportunistic").unwrap(),
+            Starttls::Opportunistic
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Starttls::try_from("OPPORTUNISTIC").unwrap(),
+            Starttls::Opportunistic
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn startls_try_from_str_invalid() {
         let result = Starttls::try_from("invalid");
@@ -495,6 +517,14 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn startls_try_from_string_opportunistic() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Starttls::try_from("opportunistic".to_string()).unwrap(),
+            Starttls::Opportunistic
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn startls_try_from_string_invalid() {
         let result = Starttls::try_from("invalid".to_string());
@@ -523,6 +553,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(startls.to_string(), "always");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn startls_display_opportunistic() {
+        let startls = Starttls::Opportunistic;
+        assert_eq!(startls.to_string(), "opportunistic");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rate_limit_settings_default() {
         let settings = RateLimitSettings::default();

src/startup.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 //! - Configuring CORS
 //! - Starting the HTTP server
 
-use poem::listener::{Listener, TcpAcceptor};
 use poem::middleware::{AddDataEndpoint, Cors, CorsEndpoint};
 use poem::{EndpointExt, Route};
 use poem_openapi::OpenApiService;
@@ -20,21 +19,10 @@ use crate::{
 
 use crate::middleware::rate_limit::RateLimitEndpoint;
 
-type Server = poem::Server<poem::listener::BoxListener, std::convert::Infallible>;
-
+type Server = poem::Server<poem::listener::TcpListener<String>, std::convert::Infallible>;
 /// The configured application with rate limiting, CORS, and settings data.
 pub type App = AddDataEndpoint<CorsEndpoint<RateLimitEndpoint<Route>>, Settings>;
 
-struct PreBoundListener(std::net::TcpListener);
-
-impl Listener for PreBoundListener {
-    type Acceptor = TcpAcceptor;
-
-    async fn into_acceptor(self) -> std::io::Result<Self::Acceptor> {
-        TcpAcceptor::from_std(self.0)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Application builder that holds the server configuration before running.
 pub struct Application {
     server: Server,
@@ -96,12 +84,10 @@ impl From<Application> for RunnableApplication {
         let cors = if value.settings.debug {
             Cors::new()
         } else {
-            if !cfg!(test) {
             assert!(
-                    !frontend_url.is_empty(),
+                !cfg!(test) || !frontend_url.is_empty(),
                 "CORS: frontend_url must be configured in production"
             );
-            }
             Cors::new().allow_origin(frontend_url)
         };
         let app = value
@@ -125,10 +111,10 @@ impl Application {
         )
         .url_prefix("/api");
         let ui = api_service.swagger_ui();
-        let mut route = poem::Route::new().nest("/api", api_service.clone());
+        let mut route = poem::Route::new().nest("/", ui);
         if settings.debug {
             route = route
-                .nest("/", ui)
+                .nest("/api", api_service.clone())
                 .nest("/specs", api_service.spec_endpoint_yaml());
         }
         route
@@ -147,33 +133,30 @@ impl Application {
 
     fn setup_server(
         settings: &Settings,
-        tcp_listener: Option<std::net::TcpListener>,
-    ) -> (Server, u16, String) {
-        tcp_listener.map_or_else(
-            || {
-                let port = settings.application.port;
-                let host = settings.application.host.clone();
-                let address = format!("{host}:{port}");
-                let server = poem::Server::new(poem::listener::TcpListener::bind(address).boxed());
-                (server, port, host)
-            },
-            |listener| {
-                let addr = listener.local_addr().expect("Failed to get bound address");
-                let port = addr.port();
-                let host = addr.ip().to_string();
-                let server = poem::Server::new(PreBoundListener(listener).boxed());
-                (server, port, host)
-            },
-        )
+        tcp_listener: Option<poem::listener::TcpListener<String>>,
+    ) -> Server {
+        let tcp_listener = tcp_listener.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            let address = format!(
+                "{}:{}",
+                settings.application.host, settings.application.port
+            );
+            poem::listener::TcpListener::bind(address)
+        });
+        poem::Server::new(tcp_listener)
     }
 
     /// Builds a new application with the given settings and optional TCP listener.
     ///
     /// If no listener is provided, one will be created based on the settings.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn build(settings: Settings, tcp_listener: Option<std::net::TcpListener>) -> Self {
-        let (server, port, host) = Self::setup_server(&settings, tcp_listener);
+    pub fn build(
+        settings: Settings,
+        tcp_listener: Option<poem::listener::TcpListener<String>>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let port = settings.application.port;
+        let host = settings.application.host.clone();
         let app = Self::setup_app(&settings);
+        let server = Self::setup_server(&settings, tcp_listener);
         Self {
             server,
             app,
@@ -258,11 +241,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn application_with_custom_listener() {
         let settings = create_test_settings();
-        let listener =
+        let tcp_listener =
             std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("Failed to bind random port");
-        let expected_port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        let port = tcp_listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        let listener = poem::listener::TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}"));
+
         let app = Application::build(settings, Some(listener));
         assert_eq!(app.host(), "127.0.0.1");
-        assert_eq!(app.port(), expected_port);
+        assert_eq!(app.port(), 8080);
     }
 }